Here’s your chance to weigh in on the DOT’s 10-year plan. Fron their press release:<\/p>\n
\n
NCDOT Seeks Public Comment on Transportation Projects<\/strong> RALEIGH \u2013 <\/strong><\/span>Starting June 4<\/span><\/span>, North Carolinians are invited to express their opinions about which regional and local transportation projects should be top priorities in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)<\/a> \u2013 a 10-year plan that identifies funding for projects and schedules them for construction.<\/p>\n The N.C. Department of Transportation combines data and local input to determine which projects will get built, using a formula established in the Strategic Transportation Investments (STI)<\/a> law to focus funding on projects that will reduce congestion, improve safety and promote economic growth.<\/p>\n During a public comment period that runs from June 4 through July 9<\/span><\/span>, NCDOT will collect feedback from citizens who express their views at public meetings, online, by phone or in writing.<\/p>\n Public Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n NCDOT’s 14 local transportation divisions will host informal meetings to present proposed projects and to receive public comment. The first meetings are Monday, June 4<\/span><\/span>, in Winston-Salem (Division 9) and Thursday, June 7<\/span><\/span>, in Aberdeen (Division 8).\u00a0 See below for the schedules and locations of all the public meetings.<\/p>\n At each meeting, citizens are invited to stop in and provide input on how the division plans to rank its project priorities. Please note that these meetings are not for maintenance projects, such as patching potholes, resurfacing roads or improving ditches.<\/p>\n NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a> for anyone with disabilities who wants to participate in the public meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Lauren Putnam, Public Involvement Officer, at 919-707-6072 or by email at lnputnam1@ncdot.gov<\/a> as early as possible, so that these arrangements can be made.<\/p>\n Other Ways to Participate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to the public meetings, NCDOT is offering other options for citizens to provide input starting Monday, June 4<\/span><\/span>, through the STI website (ncdot.gov\/sti<\/a>).\u00a0 Citizens can send messages to their local division planning engineers or complete a short, interactive survey to identify priority projects.<\/p>\n The online survey features an interactive state map with the proposed projects up for funding.\u00a0 Citizens can review project information and provide feedback on which projects they think are important.<\/p>\n The STI website provides the phone numbers and postal addresses of local division planning engineers, for citizens who want to comment on transportation projects by telephone or mail.<\/p>\n In April, NCDOT released data scores<\/a> for more than 2,100 transportation improvement projects across the state, in the first round of an evaluation process to determine which projects will be scheduled for construction.\u00a0 Also in April, NCDOT identified 77 high-scoring Statewide Mobility projects<\/a> that will be programmed for funding over the next decade.<\/p>\n Next Steps<\/strong><\/p>\n After the comment period ends on July 9<\/span><\/span>, NCDOT will combine the data scores and local input to produce the total project scores. A draft list of the top-scoring Regional Impact projects is scheduled for release in August. A similar process for local input will take place in the fall for local Division Needs projects.<\/p>\n Once all project scores are finalized, the top-scoring projects will be programmed for construction based on available funding. Other factors may determine whether a project ultimately moves to construction, including the completion of environmental and engineering plans, corridor spending limits prescribed by law, and other federal and state funding restrictions.<\/p>\n This information will be used to create the next STIP for the years 2020-2029. NCDOT will release a draft STIP for public comment in January 2019. The final 2020-2029 STIP is expected to be adopted by the N.C. Board of Transportation in June 2019.<\/p>\n The STI law, enacted in 2013, established a data-driven process that allows NCDOT to invest transportation dollars more efficiently and effectively.\u00a0 NCDOT updates the STIP approximately every two years to ensure that it accurately reflects the state’s current financial situation.<\/p>\n Meeting Dates and Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n Here’s your chance to weigh in on the DOT’s 10-year plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[69],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539\/revisions\/541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/inboundraleigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPublic meetings scheduled across the state in June<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\n(DIVISION 1: <\/strong>Camden, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, Chowan, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and Washington counties)
\nNCDOT Division 1 Office
\n113 Airport Drive<\/a>
\nEdenton, N.C.<\/a>\u00a0 27932<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 2: <\/strong>Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico and Pitt counties)
\nNCDOT Division 2 Office
\n2815 Rouse Road Ext.
\nKinston, N.C. 28504<\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 3:<\/strong>Brunswick, Duplin, Onslow, New Hanover, Pender and Sampson counties)
\nNCDOT Division 3 Office
\n5501 Barbados Blvd.<\/a>
\nCastle Hayne, N.C. 28429<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 4: <\/strong>Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties)
\nNCDOT Division 4 Office
\n509 Ward Blvd.<\/a>
\nWilson, N.C.<\/a>\u00a0 27895<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 5: <\/strong>Durham, Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties)
\nNCDOT Division 5 Office<\/a>
\n2612 N. Duke St.
\nDurham, N.C. 27704<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 6: <\/strong>Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett and Robeson counties)
\nNCDOT Division 6 Office<\/a>
\n558 Gillespie St.
\nFayetteville, N.C. 28301<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 7: <\/strong>Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Orange and Rockingham counties)
\nNCDOT Division 7 Office<\/a>
\n1584 Yanceyville St.
\nGreensboro, N.C.<\/a>\u00a0 27415<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 8:<\/strong>Chatham, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond and Scotland counties)
\nNCDOT Division 8 Conference Room
\n902 N. Sandhills Blvd.<\/a>
\nAberdeen, N.C. 28315<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 9: <\/strong>Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Rowan and Stokes counties)
\nNCDOT Division 9
\nConference Room
\n375 Silas Creek Parkway<\/a>
\nWinston-Salem, N.C.<\/a>\u00a0 27127<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 10: <\/strong>Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Stanly and Union counties)
\nStanly County Commissioners Meeting Room
\n1000 N. First St.<\/a>
\nAlbemarle, N.C. 28001<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 11: <\/strong>Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties)
\nNCDOT Division 11 Office
\n802 Statesville Road<\/a>
\nNorth Wilkesboro, N.C. 28659<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 12: <\/strong>Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell and Lincoln counties)
\nMaiden Town Hall
\n19 N. Main Ave.<\/a>
\nMaiden, N.C. 28650<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 13: <\/strong>Buncombe, Burke, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey counties)
\nLake Tomahawk Park
\nLakeview Clubhouse
\n401 Laurel Circle Drive<\/a>
\nBlack Mountain, N.C.<\/a>\u00a0 28711<\/a><\/li>\n
\n(DIVISION 14: <\/strong>Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Polk, Swain and Transylvania counties)<\/li>\n
\n989 U.S. 64 Business<\/a>
\nHayesville, N.C. 28904<\/a><\/li>\n
\n495 Cardinal Road<\/a>
\nMills River, N.C. 28732<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"